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World View High School is a public high school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 632 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #10, which is ranked 715 out of 865 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
World View High School consistently ranks in the bottom half of New York high schools, with proficiency rates on Regents/Common Core exams significantly below the district and state averages across most subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates were 24.87% in Algebra I, 21.71% in Algebra II, and 59.9% in English Language Arts, compared to district averages of 33.95%, 60.95%, and 71.62%, respectively. The school's 4-year graduation rate has ranged from 84.3% to 94.7% over the past 5 years, which is below the state average, and its dropout rate has fluctuated between 4.3% to 10.0% during the same period, higher than the state average. Additionally, World View High School has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 34.1% to 46.3% over the past 5 years, significantly above the state average.
Interestingly, the nearby High School of American Studies at Lehman College, which is also in the same district, consistently outperforms World View High School across a range of academic metrics, including Regents/Common Core exam proficiency rates and graduation rates. Other nearby schools, such as Marie Curie High School-Nursing, Kingsbridge International High School, and Discovery High School, also generally outperform World View High School academically, despite serving similar student populations. Despite the relatively high per-student spending and low student-teacher ratio at World View High School, the school's outcomes lag behind both the district and state averages, as well as many of the nearby schools serving similar student populations.
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